# 捍卫 (hànwèi)

In Mandarin Chinese, 捍卫 (hànwèi) means “to defend; to safeguard”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to defend; to safeguard
- Pinyin: hànwèi (han4 wei4)
- Traditional: 捍衛
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 士兵们坚决捍卫国家安全。
  Shìbīngmen jiānjué hànwèi guójiā ānquán.
  Soldiers are determined to defend national security.

## Characters

- 捍 (hàn): to ward off (a blow); to withstand
- 卫 (wèi): to guard; to protect

https://hanziro.com/word/han-wei-defend/

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